Young Boy Recovers From Longitudinal Myelitis at Mary Free Bed

Posted on March 1, 2013

John McKnight was a healthy nine-year-old boy. So when he complained about his legs hurting, his mom, Terry, thought it was just a viral infection and he may be dehydrated. However, when Terry asked John to get out of bed, he couldn’t support his own weight or even move his legs. After taking John immediately to the hospital, he was soon diagnosed with longitudinal myelitis.